What are member affiliations?
Membership Affiliations are a network of RV Resorts that have been approved to participate and provide use privileges to their members. These resorts pay substantial affiliation fees and meet stringent requirements to participate. Country Village offers memberships that are affiliated with the largest networks of private membership camping resorts. Affiliations provide a reciprocal service, which expands the recreation and vacation opportunities derived from membership in our Home Resort. Affiliations also provides a number of other services and benefits for resort members.

How do I become a member?
By joining Cedar Ridge you may camp at any of the 400 affiliated resorts, for $10 per night. The general public cannot join an affiliation alone. Affiliation is gained through the membership at Cedar Ridge your “Home Resort.”

We are proud of our park and we think a visit to Cedar Ridge would be the best start. However, if you are unable to visit us just yet, please contact us and we would be glad to accommodate your specific needs. I can assure you that there are no sales people/consultants/sharks or whatever you want to call them waiting to attack. You will be speaking directly with our active park staff (the folks that live and work here), or a member of the owners family. None of which work on commission.

What does it cost?
The initial membership fee is $499.00 and annual dues of $149.00 per year. Members renew their affiliations yearly. Prices generally cost between $60-$90 per year.

What is the relationship between affiliations and the individual RV parks?
RV Parks are licensed as an affiliate. However, affiliations do not own or operate the individual RV parks.

Does a membership run on a calender year or does it start from the date submitted on the application?
A membership will go for 12 months from the date you join.

How long will it take to receive my membership card?
Your permanent membership card should reach you within 30 days from the time your application is received by Cedar Ridge.

May I begin using my affiliated resorts immediately?
Certainly. You may begin using the affiliated resorts as soon as you receive your temporary membership card. A temporary membership card provided by Cedar Ridge Resort will give you immediate access.

What do I need to be admitted to an affiliated resort?
An Affiliation Membership Card, a Cedar Ridge I.D. and a driver’s license.

When do I pay my annual dues to the affiliation?
Members receive a renewal notice each year prior to their anniversary date.

If I decide not to renew my membership but change my mind late on, can I renew it at a later date?
Yes, however there is a $200.00 reinstatement fee plus an applicable renewal fee.

How many membership cards do I receive with my membership?
One. Additional or replacement cards can be issued for a $5.00 processing fee.

If I sell my resort membership, is the new owner eligible to join the affiliation?
Yes, but the affiliation must be notified in writing of the transfer of membership. An application must also be signed by the new owner and a transfer fee must be paid.

How do I know which resorts participate in the progam?
First, check your Resort Directory. You may also check with Cedar Ridge or give the affiliation a call.

Do all resorts have RV sites?
All the RV resorts do. However, some resorts are accepted into the program on a provisional basis while under construction. These resorts have agreed to build RV sites and extensive recreational facilities but may not have everything at first.

What is the per night charge at an affiliated resort?
For each night stay at an affiliated resort you must pay a minimum of $10.

May I bring quests to the resort?
Yes, but the number of persons per site reservation is limited to one family unit plus two additional persons and no more than four 6 adults.

If I have a question regarding the affiliation, what should I do first?
First, consult your directory. If your not able to find the answer contact the affiliation member services on the toll free number.

Definitions

1. AFFILIATED RESORT
   A resort that has been approved for affiliation and agrees to provide reciprocal privileges to members.
2. HOME RESORT
   The affiliated resort at which you are a member/owner.
3. HOST RESORT
   The affiliated resort which will be accommodating your reservation.
4. MEMBER
   An affiliated resort member/owner in good standing with his Home Resort and the affiliation (i.e. current on all appropriate fees.)
5. RV RESORT
   These resorts have RV sites and facilities for RV’ers.
6. RV SITES
   Facilities to accommodate various types of recreational vehicles. For example: Motorhomes, campers, travel trailers, pop-ups and fifth wheels. See Resort Directory page for availability and site utilities.

Memberships
The membership is only available to members of a resort that is affiliated. The affiliation membership dues are separate from your Cedar Ridge dues.

Membership Identification
All members are required to present a Cedar Ridge membership card and their affiliation membership card upon check-in. Members without proper identification will not be accepted at the Hosting Resort. Please be sure you have these two items prior to your visit. Additional and/or replacement membership cards may be ordered through Member Services Office for $5.00. In the event that your card has been lost or stolen and you are on the road, the affiliation can verify your membership with the park you are scheduled to visit.

Reservations
There are two major factors that allow members to access the use of campsites on a drive-up basis. The license agreement each developer signed with the Affiliation is required to set aside a percentage of their campsites to be used only by visiting affiliate members. These are campsites that the developer cannot sell memberships to. Between the private member only status and the campsites at each resort reserved for visiting members, resorts are generally available on a drive-up basis. There are however just under 20% of the resorts that history has proven drive-up availability is not always that certain. These resorts have been placed on what’s known as the “Advanced Notification Status.” This status will be specifically so noted on the directory page where the map and driving directions are listed. These resorts do want to know when you are arriving and for how many nights you plan to stay.

Making a Reservation
Be sure to carefully and completely read all the reservation information provided.

1. Select a resort you would like to visit.
2. Select your arrival and departure dates.
3. Have your Affiliation Membership ID number ready.
4. Call the affiliations Central Reservation number listed in the resort travel guide, or visit the affiliations website for online reservations.

Reservation Procedure
Be sure to carefully and completely read all the reservation information provided.

1. Your request for reservations to use the network of resorts may be made by either using the Central Reservation 800 number or by visiting the affiliation’s website.
2. Your reservations will be easy if you remember to plan your trip before contacting the affiliation.

• Consult your Directory for your desired resort location.
• Note available times, special reservation requirements and restrictions.
• Choose your arrival and departure dates for each resort.
• Know the number of adults and children in your party.
• Have your affiliation identification number ready.

Reservation Policies

• Pets are permitted in most resorts. Check your directory for any applicable restrictions.
• Extended visits, if permitted by the Host Resort are subject to space availability.
• Requests for reservations will be accepted only from members in good standing with their Home Resort and the affiliations.
• Resort location maps on each resort page in the travel directory are provided as a general guide and to highlight points of interest.

PKF Consulting, an internationally recognized consulting firm with expertise in travel and tourism, found that “typical RV family vacations are on average 26 to 74 percent less expensive than other types of vacations studied.”

Even factoring in RV ownership and fuel costs, the study reveals that RV vacations are more economical than those taken by personal car, commercial airline or cruise ship.

PKF analyzed major costs that would be incurred by families taking nine different types of vacations to such popular travel destinations as the Grand Canyon; Orlando, Fla.; Cape Cod; Napa, Calif.; and Alaska. PKF selected three types of RVs typically used by families for vacation purposes– a folding camping trailer, conventional travel trailer and Type C motor home.

“In all cases, RV trips were more economical than other vacations analyzed, regardless of trip duration, distance or region of the country,” says Kannan Sankaran, PKF’s lead researcher for the study.

“Even when fuel prices rise, our data show that each RV vacation would still be significantly less expensive,” Sankaran explained. “While fuel costs are a component of the overall vacation cost, fluctuations in fuel prices aren’t significant enough to affect a family’s decision of whether or not to take RV trips over other types of vacations.” According to the study, fuel prices would need to triple to make RVing more expensive for a family of four than other forms of travel.

Vacations using a personal car, staying in hotels and eating in restaurants–the least expensive of the non-RV travel options– were found to be 36 percent more costly on average than going by RV.

The study showed, for example, that a family of four traveling from Washington, D.C. to Dennis Port, Mass. for 10 days with their folding camping trailer in tow, staying in campgrounds for the local average of $25 per night, would save 54 percent, or $1,696, over the same trip taken by car, staying in hotels averaging $120 per night and eating in restaurants. Taking the same vacation by motor home would save $974, or 34 percent, over going by car.

On a trip from Atlanta to Orlando for a week, a family of four would save $1,658, or 53 percent, by traveling in their motor home and staying in campgrounds averaging $27 per night, rather than flying, renting a car, staying in hotels averaging $125 per night and eating in restaurants.

A week-long family vacation towing a conventional travel trailer from Salt Lake City, Utah to the Grand Canyon compared to the cost of taking the same trip by airline, renting a car and staying in a rental property would be $2,820 or 70 percent less expensive.

Shorter getaways were also found to be more economical by RV. For example, a family taking a three-day vacation from Pittsburgh, Pa. to Lancaster, Pa. would save $271–or 31 percent–by towing a conventional travel trailer, rather than going by car, staying in hotels and eating in restaurants. The savings would be even greater–$1,049 or 62.2 percent–for families taking the same trip by motor home rather than flying.

According to PKF, renting an RV is the most affordable way to tour Alaska. The study shows that 14-day RV rentals were less than half the cost of Alaskan all-inclusive cruises, including roundtrip air fare, and 69 percent less expensive than trips involving air fares, car rentals, hotels and restaurants.

In addition to major expenditures required from the start to finish of each vacation, PKF factored in an estimated cost of ownership of the RVs analyzed. Research included documenting average ownership periods, residual values, annual days of use, and insurance and applicable IRS interest deductions for second-home mortgages.

“RV travel offers great value and affordability,” says Coon, “but there are other key reasons to travel by RV, too. RVs are a comfortable, convenient, stress-free way to travel, enjoy the great outdoors and spend quality time with family.”

The PKF study considered only quantifiable economic factors, not the comparative quality of each vacation. As a result, the convenience, flexibility and quality family time cited as major benefits of traveling in an RV could not be addressed.

RV Vacations Save Money

How going by RV reduces family vacation costs vs. other vacation types, according to a comprehensive study comparing travel expenses to popular U.S. destinations:

Source: Leading tourism research firm PKF Consulting. When vacationing by RV, a family of four can spend up to 74 percent less compared to other vacation types. RV vacations were found to offer big savings over travel by car or plane with hotel accommodations or rental properties. Even the most expensive RV trip is one-third the cost of a cruise excursion and one-fifth the cost of an all-inclusive package getaway. For more information, contact RVIA's Kevin Broom at 703/620-6003, extension 304.

These rules and regulations are for the benefit of the members and the maximum economic use of the campground. From time to time it may be necessary to change these rules to achieve the goals of the campground. Therefore, the owner or manager reserves the right forever to make changes. The interpretation of these rules is at the discretion of CRCR management.

In order to provide an equal and fair usage of the campground, the following shall apply:

1. Length of Stay

   1. Members may stay free at Cedar Ridge Camping Resort (CRCR) for up to 14 consecutive days in one visit. (Consecutive means following one another in unbroken order. Four days constitutes a visit.)
   2. After each free visit, the member may stay on a space available basis at regular park rates.

2. Reservations

   1. Reservations will be accepted for members only. Campsites are on first come, first served basis.
   2. Reservations will be accepted for the cabins. A deposit may be required.

3. Site Usage

   1. Management reserves the right to set aside sites for staff.
   2. Sites will be assigned by the check-in staff according to availability. No more than 6 people, whether or not they are members or a single family may occupy one campsite except by permission of management.
   3. Recreational vehicles must not be left unoccupied for 24 hours on a campsite without management approval. Vehicles left without permission may be moved to the Storage area at the owners risk. You will be charged moving and storage rates set by Management.

4. Dues

   1. Dues run on an annual basis and must be paid in advance annually. In the event dues are not paid within 30 days of due date, late fees will be assessed in accordance with your contract. If the dues become 90 days in arrears, without arrangements being made with CRCR, membership can be cancelled. A reinstatement fee will be charged to the member.
   2. Dues must be current to allow transfer and must be done by using forms provided by CRCR and a payment of $200 as a transfer fee. Transfer fee will be waived when membership is transferred to immediate family if in accordance with contract.

5. Destruction of Propery

   1. Any member who willfully or negligently defaces, damages, or destroys property or equipment belonging to CRCR shall be held liable for the full value or replacement cost, thereof, whichever is greater.

6. Legal Action

   1. Should CRCR be required to bring legal action against any person using the resort facilities to enforce any of the Rules and Regulations, or to recover damages to the resort property, CRCR shall be entitled to costs and attorney’s fees in connection to such action.

7. Resort Policies

   1. Check out is 1 PM for campsites. Check out is 11 AM for cabins.
   2. All guests and visitors must register at Check-in.
   3. Limit of two vehicles per site – or there is an extra charge.
   4. QUIET HOURS are 10 PM to 8 AM.
   5. PETS must be leashed, not left unattended and are not allowed in any buildings. Leashes may be no longer than 6 feet. Pets must be inside your rig during quiet hours or if you leave the resort. CLEANING UP AFTER YOUR PET IS MANDATORY. No pets on the grass. CRCR reserves the right to exclude any pets if complaints are received.
   6. No SMOKING in any of the buildings.
   7. No mats or rugs on grass sites.
   8. Clotheslines are not allowed. Drying any clothing outside, except bathing suits and towels is prohibited.
   9. NO WASHING OF VEHICLES without a permit.
   10. Air conditioners MUST be turned off if you leave the resort for the day.
   11. Use dumpsters located on the map. Put cigarette butts in small pails, not on the ground.
   12. CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES IN ALL AREAS.
   13. Pool hours and usage are posted.
       
       
       • Children and young adults under 14 must be accompanied by an adult while using the pools. No lifeguard on duty. No diving allowed. No glass containers allowed in the pool area. No running, jumping or horseplay allowed in pool area.
       
       
   14. PLEASE DO NOT WALK THRU OCCUPIED SITES OR ON MINI GOLF COURSE.
   15. Items in the RV/Boat storage area must be checked in & out at office and storage fees prepaid.

The Resort reserves the right to discharge any person who violates any law, these policies, rules & regulations or creates a disturbance in any way.